# 2013–14 Eintracht Braunschweig season

The 2013–14 Eintracht Braunschweig season marks the club's first season in the Bundesliga in 28 years.

## Review and events

The draw for the first round of the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal happened on 15 June and paired Braunschweig with 2. Bundesliga team Arminia Bielefeld.
The team finished the 2013–14 Bundesliga season in 18th place and was therefore relegated again after one season in the top-flight. Eintracht Braunschweig had spent most of the season on a relegation spot, but had a chance to stay in the league until the very last matchday. They were officially relegated on 10 May 2014 after a 1–3 loss at 1899 Hoffenheim.

## Matches and results
### Legend

Win  Tie  Loss

### Bundesliga
#### League fixtures and results
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 36 | |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 32 | |
| 16 | Hamburger SV (O) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 75 | −24 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | 1. FC Nürnberg (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Eintracht Braunschweig (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |

### DFB-Pokal
## Squad
### Current squad

As of 31 January 2014
Squad Season 2013–14 :
| No. | Player | Birthday | at BTSV since | previous club | League matches | League goals | Cup matches | Cup goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Marjan Petković | 22 May 1979 | 2009 | FSV Frankfurt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Daniel Davari | 6 Jan 1988 | 2009 | Mainz 05 II | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Benjamin Later | 30 Aug 1986 | 2013 | Youth system | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Ermin Bičakčić | 24 Jan 1990 | 01/12 | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Matthias Henn | 28 Apr 1985 | 2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Benjamin Kessel | 1 Oct 1987 | 2010 | Mainz 05 II | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Deniz Doğan | 20 Oct 1979 | 2007 | VfB Lübeck | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Norman Theuerkauf | 24 Jan 1987 | 2009 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ken Reichel | 19 Dec 1986 | 2007 | Hamburger SV II | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jan Washausen | 2 Oct 1988 | 2007 | Youth system | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Marcel Correia | 16 May 1989 | 2011 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Damir Vrančić | 4 Oct 1985 | 2009 | Borussia Dortmund II | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mirko Boland | 23 Apr 1987 | 01/09 | MSV Duisburg II | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jan Hochscheidt | 4 Oct 1987 | 2013 | Erzgebirge Aue | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Omar Elabdellaoui | 5 Dec 1991 | 01/13 | Manchester City | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Kevin Kratz | 21 Jan 1987 | 2012 | Alemannia Aachen | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Salim Khelifi | 26 Jan 1994 | 01/14 | Lausanne-Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Timo Perthel | 11 Feb 1989 | 2013 | MSV Duisburg | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Marc Pfitzner | 28 Aug 1984 | 2007 | Youth system | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Marco Caligiuri | 14 Apr 1984 | 2013 | Mainz 05 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Karim Bellarabi | 8 Apr 1990 | 2013 | Bayer Leverkusen | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Strikers ||||||||||
| 7 | Håvard Nielsen | 15 Jul 1993 | 01/14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Orhan Ademi | 28 Oct 1991 | 2012 | Rheindorf Altach | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Dominick Kumbela | 20 Apr 1984 | 01/10 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Torsten Oehrl | 7 Jan 1986 | 2013 | FC Augsburg | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jonas Erwig-Drüppel | 20 Jul 1991 | 2012 | Schalke 04 II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Gianluca Korte | 29 Aug 1990 | 2011 | TuS Mechtersheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dennis Kruppke (captain) | 1 Apr 1980 | 01/08 | SC Freiburg | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| No longer at the club ||||||||||
| 18 | Simeon Jackson | 28 Mar 1987 | 2013 | Norwich City | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Last updated: 19 May 2014 ||||||||||

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 38 | MF | Karim Bellarabi | 23 | EU | Bayer Leverkusen | Loan | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed |
| 33 | MF | Marco Caligiuri | 29 | EU | Mainz 05 | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 14 | MF | Omar Elabdellaoui | 21 | EU | Manchester City | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Undisclosed |
| 11 | MF | Jan Hochscheidt | 25 | EU | Erzgebirge Aue | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed |
| 18 | FW | Simeon Jackson | 26 | Non-EU | Norwich City | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 22 | MF | Salim Khelifi | 20 | EU | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 35 | GK | Benjamin Later | 27 | EU | Eintracht Braunschweig II | Promoted | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 7 | FW | Håvard Nielsen | 20 | EU | Red Bull Salzburg | Loan | Winter | 2015 | Undisclosed |
| 20 | FW | Torsten Oehrl | 27 | EU | FC Augsburg | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed |
| 24 | MF | Timo Perthel | 24 | EU | MSV Duisburg | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 21 | DF | Jan Washausen | 24 | EU | Kickers Offenbach | Loan return | Summer | 2014 | N/A |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 11 | MF | Steffen Bohl | 29 | EU | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 22 | FW | Randy Edwini-Bonsu | 23 | Non-EU | Free agent | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 14 | MF | Omar Elabdellaoui | 21 | EU | Manchester City | End of loan | Summer | N/A |
| 18 | FW | Simeon Jackson | 26 | Non-EU | Millwall | Free transfer | Winter | Free |
| 7 | MF | Björn Kluft | 23 | EU | SV Sandhausen | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 13 | MF | Raffael Korte | 22 | EU | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 21 | FW | Pierre Merkel | 24 | EU | Hallescher FC | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 18 | MF | Oliver Petersch | 24 | EU | Arminia Bielefeld | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 16 | DF | Emre Turan | 22 | EU | Berliner AK | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 20 | FW | Zhang Chengdong | 24 | Non-EU | Mafra | End of loan | Summer | N/A |

## Management and coaching staff

Since 12 May 2008, Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.
Before the season, former Eintracht Braunschweig player Patrick Bick joined the staff as the club's chief physiotherapist.
| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Torsten Lieberknecht |
| Assistant manager | Darius Scholtysik |
| Assistant manager/athletic trainer | Jürgen Rische |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alexander Kunze |
| Sporting director | Marc Arnold |
| Club doctor | Dr. Frank Maier |
| Chief physiotherapist | Patrick Bick |
| Physiotherapist | Caroline Schweibs |
| Physiotherapist | Goce Janevski |
| Team manager | Holm Stelzer |
| Kit and equipment manager/Bus driver | Christian Skolik |

## Reserve team

Eintracht Braunschweig II plays in the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord for the 2013–14 season.

### Current squad

As of 31 January 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Benjamin Later |
| 2 | DF | GER | Marcel Schreyer |
| 3 | DF | GER | Dennis Slamar |
| 4 | DF | GER | Maurice Fiolka |
| 5 | DF | GER | Christopher Nachtwey |
| 6 | DF | GRE | Giorgos Machlelis |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Ilter Tashkin |
| 8 | DF | GER | Gino Lago-Bentron |
| 9 | MF | GER | Yannick Rolff |
| 10 | DF | GER | Pascal Gos |
| 11 | FW | GER | Jonas Kierdorf |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | GK | GER | Marcel Engelhardt |
| 13 | MF | GER | Lukas Kierdorf |
| 14 | FW | SRB | Jovan Grozdanić |
| 15 | FW | GER | Marvin Ibekwe |
| 16 | FW | GER | Mario Petry |
| 17 | MF | GER | Niclas Erlbeck |
| 18 | MF | GER | Markus Unger |
| 19 | MF | GER | Marcel Bär |
| 20 | MF | GER | Nils Göwecke |
| 21 | MF | USA | Omar Castro |
| — | MF | KOR | Lee Joon-hyup |

### Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Henning Bürger |
| Assistant manager | Markus Unger |
| Team manager | Frank Demaré |
| Caretaker | Heinz Seifert |